Edna Lehman
Edna Anna Scharlemann Lehman, 91, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, died on July 30, 2015 at her home.
Born on April 28, 1924, in Friedheim, Mo., she was the daughter of the late Rev. Ernst Scharlemann and the late Johanna Meta (Harre).
Edna was a devout Christian and a long time member of First Lutheran Church of Chattanooga. She was a wonderful, dedicated teacher at Lutheran School in Chattanooga for many years.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Edwin Marion Lehman, Sr., son of the late Albert Martin Lehman and the late Flora (Williams), both of Chattanooga.
Edna is survived by two children, Paulette Tindell and her husband Charles Edward Tindell, Jr. of Chattanooga, and Edwin M. Lehman, Jr. and his wife Cheryl (Gladney) of Louisville, TN; one brother, Floyd Scharlemann and his wife Phyllis (Wiebusch) of Broomfield, CO and one sister-in-law, Mildred (Lehman) Wilkes of Houston; six grandchildren, Trey Tindell of Chattanooga, Chris Lehman and his wife Laura (Carroll) of Knoxville, Brandon Tindell and his wife Rachael (Lynskey) of Birmingham, Amy Lehman of Atlanta, Katie Lehman of Louisville, TN, and Kelly Lehman of Louisville, TN; one great-grandson, Jackson Lehman of Knoxville, and one great-granddaughter, Margaret Louise Tindell of Birmingham.
Edna was preceded in death by 11 siblings, Rev. Martin Scharlemann of St. Louis, Esther (Scharlemann) Hamann of Gresham, OR, Alfred (Mook) Scharlemann of Hennepin Co., MN, Ferdinand Scharlemann of Wabasha, MN, Ralph Scharlemann of Hahlen, IL, Edith (Scharlemann) Billig of Giddings, TX, Erna (Scharlemann) Turek of Friedheim, MO, Rev. Herbert Scharlemann of Lake City, MN, Robert Scharlemann of Charlottesville, VA, Evy (Scharlemann) Meyer of Chattanooga, and Winnie (Scharlemann) Bentz of MN.
Funeral services will be held at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 2, at the First Lutheran Church where the family will receive friends from 3-6 p.m. at the church before the service.
A private burial service will be at Chattanooga National Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family request memorial contributions be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, Southeast Tennessee Chapter at alz.org
Arrangements are by the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist, 404 S. Moore Road.
Please share your memories at ChattanoogaEastChapel.com.
Edna Lehman